The strain Americans feel due to high gas and oil prices has started to translate to potential election trouble for Republicans.
despite a razor-thin majority in the House - as long as the Strait of Hormuz is open, allowing lawmakers to focus again on"kitchen table issues.
", with recent polls from CNN and CBS showing the president at just around 35 percent approval, and most of the dissatisfaction has resulted from the strain that highDuring an appearance on"Fox News Sunday," Johnson acknowledged that prices are too high and that the Strait of Hormuz is a direct cause of all of it, but he remains optimistic about the chances for Republicans to retain control of both Chambers of Congress - even as, historically, the"We were talking about the Strait of Hormuz. Really, all points lead back to that," Johnson told Fox News host Shannon Bream.
"Gas prices are too high because of that, and then that has an effect on how goods are transported to the grocery store and all the rest. " "So, as soon as we get that straightened out, we will get back to the kitchen table issues, the economic issues that we put in place to make the economy grow," Johnson argued.
"The working families tax cut, the big beautiful bill, all the legislation we passed put in pro-growth policies that will lead to bigger paychecks. " "We already had the largest tax refunds we've had in a long, long time because of our policies, and so we're really excited anxious for that to be resolved so that people will feel that, and I think they will before they go vote in the midterm," he added.
Johnson also discussed his difficulties wrangling the various competing"philosophical differences and preferences" among his party due to the thin majority increasing the influence any single party member has on a final vote: The most recent War Powers vote - the third attempt to pass a measure to limit the president from any further military action without congressional approval - was met with an even 212-212 count.
"You see dissent here every day," Johnson said. "I mean, I deal with it all day long with the smallest margin in U.S. history, working through people's philosophical differences and preferences. " "But, you know, this is a vibrant party. It's a strong party," he added.
"We're in great position to win the midterms, defy history and win the midterms, and we're excited about that, working every day to make sure that happens so we can keep this agenda going to bring America back. "
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